Woman removed from flight after allegedly calling the captain the K-word

An “unsavoury passenger” was removed from a Kulula flight on Friday evening after allegedly calling the captain the K-word.

Nadine Watkins tweeted on‏ Friday evening at 10:56pm: “Turning back to O.R Tambo after an unsavoury passenger called the captain the K-word. Our flight might be 10 minutes late‚ but as South Africans we can’t allow this type of behaviour to continue.”

Turning back to O.R Tambo after an unsavory passenger called the captain the k-word. Our flight might be 10 minutes late, but as South Africans we can't allow this type of behaviour to continue. #stopracism@kululapic.twitter.com/sQarXNhAai

Watkins said in a follow-up tweet a woman was talking to her boyfriend on the phone when the man sitting next to her heard the racial slur.

“He alerted the flight attendant before lift-off and they got the security to remove her.”

The woman spoke to her boyfriend on the phone and the guy sitting next to her overheard her calling the pilot the k-word. He alerted the flight attended before lift off and they got the security to remove her.